As the highest authority of the two Guangzhous, although the Liangguang Governor's Office in Zhaoqing Mansion does not have so many subordinate officials, the governor can hire his own staff, so it is also full of talents. However, for Ling Yunyi, who thinks highly of himself, he is not very satisfied with the staff lineup under him at the moment. Because he has always had an example in his mind.

That was Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang! I think that Hu Zongxian's staff at the beginning can be described as a wind and a tiger, including Xu Wei, Shen Mingchen, Mao Kun, Wang Yin, Zhu Xian, and Zheng Ruozeng...... There are a total of 120 people, among which there are many celebrities, and those who are proficient in civil and military affairs are all together. Although there are also Luo Longwen who climbed the dragon and attached himself to the phoenix in front of interests and even fell into disrepute, Hu Zongxian himself committed suicide in prison, but after all, he left a strong mark in history. And in Ling Yunyi's opinion, to be honest, if it weren't for the fact that his predecessor Yin Zhengmao had Zhang Juzheng behind him, his ability to make money from his own pockets would be no worse than Hu Zongxian!

"If it weren't for the miasma of smoke in Liangguang, and the Yao people who used the soldiers, maybe there would be many celebrities who defected to the curtain and raised my prestige!"

Ling Yunyi sat on the Taishi chair in the study, pondering his plan to march to Luobian Mountain at the end of the year, but there was such an irrelevant thought in his heart. For this use of troops, he has made a lot of changes on the basis of Yin Zhengmao's previous plan, striving to be foolproof, and he is very sure in his heart. What made him even more satisfied was that his support for Wang Fulin was very effective, and Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, suddenly gave his approval to the change of Haojing, and the joint letter from the Guangfu Merchants and Merchants that Wang Fulin had just forwarded clearly stated that a large amount of military expenditure had been finalized.

In previous years, the export tax collected from the Macao ticket was about 50,000 taels. in the money. About 20,000 taels were to be added together with the money that was not shipped from the treasury and was kept at local disposal. issued money to many prefecture and county officials in Guangdong. There are also some subsidies for the health center, in addition to that, the yamen are drawn and distributed for public use, of course, how much money falls into the pockets of individuals, it depends on whether the chief is honest or greedy. If this year, the merchants of the Cantonese Merchant Gang alone contributed 80,000 yuan to the advance cost of Australian tickets, then the remaining 30,000 yuan can naturally be filled as military expenses.

Coupled with the apportionment of military expenses by the Guangzhou government this year, those businessmen also said that they would contribute. If the merchants of the Chaozhou Prefecture also joined in because they wanted to compete for the quota of the council, or the concession, then the two groups of merchants plus the money collected by the Chaozhou Mansion of Guangzhou should be at least 200,000 taels more. In addition, the military funds sent by the imperial court from Huguang, Jiangxi, and Fujian were transferred over together, so it was more than enough for this war, and there was no need to worry about the lack of money and the military mutiny. For Ling Yunyi, who has the heart to become a famous minister first, the desire to make money is not too great, so he is very confident that he can fight this battle well.

At that time, if Wang Fulin can add the icing on the cake to write a report to the imperial court, then his term as governor will naturally be complete!

"Make a table!"

A sudden voice from outside woke up Ling Yunyi, who was making a wishful calculation, and he raised his eyebrows and called in. Suddenly. A middle-aged scribe with gray sideburns strode into the room, and it was none other than He Fengsheng, the chief staff member beside Ling Yunyi. This is a prisoner. The official failed but met Ling Yunyi, who has been under his curtain for ten years. Knowing that Ling Yunyi never liked to beat around the bush, he said bluntly: "Chaozhou Mansion just sent news that there are people suspected of being Lin Daoqian, lobbying villagers to cross the sea to go to Pattani. ”

Bang –

As soon as the words fell, he only heard a heavy slap, but Ling Yunyi was full of anger. He Fengsheng knew that Ling Yunyi had been preparing for the battle against Yaomin for a long time, in order to decide on the first battle and lay the foundation for military merits, and after the expiration of his term, he could plan for the position of a scholar. Even if there will be no vacancy in the Beijing Sixth Department for the time being, it is not impossible to think of the Nanjing Sixth Department, and then with the first assistant of the court as the same year, as long as you are courteous and respectful, everything will fall into place. However, if you fight the Yao people while dealing with the most cunning sea thieves, fighting on both sides, it is very likely that you will make mistakes.

"Reliable information?"

"It should be reliable, and I just reported from Xin'an County to Guangzhou that there are fishermen killed in Xin'an County, suspected of being committed by pirates."

Of course, Ling Yunyi knew that in the report of the Chaozhou Mansion, Lin Daoqian had long said that he had died due to internal strife, and there were many such things that were reported without seeing people alive or dead without seeing the corpses, and most of them were falsely reported by the local government in order to calm down the situation or gain credit. However, this is what happened when his predecessor Yin Zhengmao was in office, if Lin Daoqian does not appear again in Guangdong, then of course he has no heart to turn over any old accounts, but if such a guy really comes back, what kind of trouble will it cause?

"Has the news ever spread? How did the coastal health centers react? ”

"Taiwan, this matter was reported by Pang Xianzu, the prefect of Guangzhou, and this is a letter." The reason why He Fengsheng explained first and then handed over the letter was very simple, Ling Yunyi didn't like that kind of nagging style of official documents, he liked to be concise, but Pang Xianzu's letter was really a bit verbose. Sure enough, there were three full pieces of letterhead, but Ling Yunyi only glanced at them and threw them aside angrily.

"Wang Xuemen is so accustomed to talking exaggeratedly! No wonder Hu Meilin had a hidden heart back then, but he kept saying, 'Si people are useless, and they can make people fascinated by the left and right'. You can see it! This Pang Xianzu is the prefect, but he invited Wang Shiqing to go to Lianxi Academy according to the imperial history, instead of asking someone to inspect the school first, if it weren't for that time Wang Shiqing moved out a large pile of first auxiliary quotations, Wang Shiqing might be able to refuse the invitation when he first arrived, or visit friends as an excuse, I see what excuse he used as the prefect to pass the customs! ”

Seeing that Ling Yunyi directly sent his anger at the unlucky Guangzhou prefect, He Fengsheng couldn't help but mourn silently for Pang Prefect in his heart - as long as Ling Yunyi mentions a sum in the evaluation or something, I am afraid that when the Pang Prefect is elected after the expiration of his term, he will probably hit the head. It's just that for this tricky matter, someone went through the door and stuffed a large amount of money and secretly gave him a good idea. I heard that it was the great master behind the scenes, although he understood the other party's intentions, but after all, he was rewarded richly, so. When he received the news, he weighed it in his heart. At this point, he cautiously started his head.

"Make the table. Lin Daoqian was a native of Chenghai County, Chaozhou Prefecture, but this time he was the first person to die in Xin'an County, Guangzhou Prefecture, and the Guangdong General Military Office was about to prepare for the invasion of Luobianshan, so no matter whether the news was true or not, this case had to be resolved as soon as possible. Since Zeng Yiyi was conferred the head, Lin Daoqian and others have fled far away, and now these prefecture and county officials in Guangzhou, except for Song Yaowu, the prefect of Huizhou, who is deeply appreciated by Taiwan. There are few other people who know the soldiers, and as the head of the prefecture and county, it is impossible for him to leave his post without permission. The student has a foolish opinion, although Wang Xunji is young, he is clever and wise, and he went to Haojing before to be resolute, can he ...... it?"

Ling Yunyi was stunned for a moment. Let Wang Fulin take care of this matter? Wait, there are Cantonese businessmen taking the lead in military spending, and other wealthy businessmen may join soon, so there should be no need to worry. And Wang Fulin is in Haojing this time. And the Portuguese also got into a relationship, if anything. Maybe you can even borrow the power of the Portuguese! What's more, it's hard to say whether Lin Daoqian sneaked back again, maybe it's just those thieves? It just so happened that Wang Fulin had choked the two political secretaries before, and leaving Guangzhou City at this moment would help ease the conflict, not to mention, it would be a great achievement to investigate this matter clearly!

When the war officially started in Luo Panshan, he slipped Wang Fu Linti by his side and shared a little of his military exploits, which would be very worthy of Wang Daokun!

"Yes. You draft an official document and send it to Wang Shiqing immediately. ”

Bordered by the Pearl River in the south, Guangzhou is different from the agricultural cities in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and has had the characteristics of both a commercial city and a harbor city since ancient times. However, for thousands of years, the Pearl River has narrowed sharply to the south due to sediment accumulation. It is said that the width of the river in the Jin Dynasty was three miles, and there were two miles in the Song Dynasty, but now a large sandbar has been exposed, even so, the folk still call it Xiaohai, and even call crossing the river the sea. And because of this special geographical condition, the city of Guangzhou is surrounded by water systems.

In the early years of Yongle, the city of the city was built in the west of the city in Xianzibu to build Huaiyuanyi, a total of more than 120 houses, used to house the envoys of Fanbang, after which the largest bazaar outside the city was born, hundreds of merchants gathered, hostels and wine shops are everywhere. Later, the tribute ships gradually became merchant ships, with the flood of Japanese pirates in the Jiajing period, very few tribute ships were able to dock directly in Guangzhou, and it was also a lot deserted, but as the pirates gradually converged, it developed again.

For Wang Fulin, who visited for the first time, Eighteen Fu and the Beiguan Night Market outside the Wulin Gate in the north of Hangzhou have to fight. And what amazed him even more, of course, was the food of the Eighteen Fu. Because here is his favorite seafood, and there are all kinds of Cantonese dim sum that he loves to eat, even if he has prepared for it, he picked the most famous restaurant, asked for the largest box on the second floor, the largest table, and let the guys pick up the best ones, the final result is a table full of dazzling, almost unable to put it down!

Lu Guangwu, who was invited to come, is more aware of Wang Fulin's foodie habits, Xiaobei and he have been husband and wife for many years, and it will not be surprising that Chen Bingchang and Wang Fulin met when they were eating, eating and living together on weekdays, and they know the characteristics of their love of food, but Zheng Mingxian is good, and Xiuzhu who also came with him today, seeing Wang Fulin ordering boldly, and eating is even more smack-you only think that he is immersed in the satisfaction of tasting food with relish, and you think that he eats very elegantly, But when you follow it, you can find that he has swept away a lot of plates!

"No wonder everyone says that there is no better food in the world than Beijing and Guangdong." Wang Fulin was very satisfied with the skillful means of peeling off the shrimp shell, and threw the snow-white shrimp meat with reddish reddish dipping vinegar into his mouth, and then said a little vaguely, "It's really fresh, first-class delicious!" It's a pity that there are many teahouses in Guangzhou, but there is no morning tea to sell, a pity! ”

Although Zheng Mingxian also thinks that the restaurant recommended by Lu Guangwu is unique, is it for food today? He had to cough heavily, and then tried to get to the point: "Wang Xunpress, I don't know if you can introduce me to Ling Zhitai, the governor of Liangguang?" I have a few volumes of coastal defense policies that my father did not compile into a book that I would like to submit, and in addition, there are also things about Lin Daoqian that Brother Lu and I heard about before. ”

Because Xiuzhu pressed her fingerprint on the mercenary contract given by Xiaobei at the beginning, she wanted to inquire about Lin Daoqian's news, but she didn't want to go out, and only pricked up her ears and stood aside. Although Chen Bingchang peeked over frequently, and once secretly wanted to stuff a barbecued pork crisp for her, she all refused with a straight face and annoyed - how could she steal that kind of greasy thing in front of everyone? At this time, she heard Lin Daoqian's three words, and her mood was agitated, and she almost lost her temper on the spot. Just when her heart was beating, Wang Fulin, who had always seemed to be more interested in food, said casually.

"As for the coastal defense policy, Ling Zhitai is currently doing his best to calm Yao, but I am afraid that he will not be able to take care of it for the time being, and even the fact that Lin Daoqian may still be alive and sneaking back to Chaozhou Mansion has been handed over to me to investigate and arrest."

"What?" For such news, Zheng Mingxian was really a little unexpected. He set off after he happened to meet Lu Guangwu and heard Lu Guangwu say that he was going to Guangdong to meet He Xinyin, who was lecturing, but another big reason was that he heard that Ling Yunyi admired Hu Zongxian very much, so he didn't want some of his father's posthumous works to be dusted, so he wanted to come to dedicate books, but not for any fame. Although everyone at the time was indispensable to the idea that the outside must first be safe, he was influenced by his father since he was a child, and he was extremely curious about things outside the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time always firmly believed that the coastal defense of the Ming Dynasty was as important as the defense of Mongolia on land.

At this moment, he was so disappointed that he almost had the urge to go home immediately, but he didn't expect a pot of wine to suddenly appear in front of him, and when he looked up, he saw that Wang Fulin didn't know when he put down the delicious food and stood in front of him with a pot.

"Mr. Zheng, what I just said is only temporary, Ling Zhitai adheres to the plan of his predecessor Yin Butang, and now he is concentrating on planning the battle of pacifying Luopanshan, but it does not mean that he does not attach importance to coastal defense, just with the great reputation of the late Mr. Zheng, if you go to see him at this time, he will also treat him politely, but I will be mean, you are not Mr. Zheng after all, and the weight of the posthumous work is different from that of me after all, it is difficult for him to welcome him. Although I am not talented, but such a thing is pressed on me, and there are related people like Xiuzhu, at least they will never be perfunctory, and I think Senior Brother Lu can testify for me. ”

Lu Guangwu didn't expect Wang Fulin to get involved with him, so he was slightly stunned and nodded with a smile: "Brother Zheng, if you don't have the strength to go to offer books, you may be put on the shelf." If Ling Zhitai personally ordered the publication at that time, and then recommended it to the court, he would also feel relieved to see that Mr. Zheng's long-cherished wish was fulfilled under Jiuquan. Shiqing is not recruiting you into the curtain, he is giving you a chance to test Mr. Zheng's theory. ”

What's more, Wang Fulin is a person who has nothing to do but cause trouble, not to mention that things really press on him?

Xiaobei saw that Lu Guangwu had come out to lobby Zheng Mingxian, so she didn't draw a snake to add to it, but thought thoughtfully, let Bizhu set off first this morning, and followed another guide who knew Cantonese to find Xu Xiucai. It was said that he was proficient in Portuguese, and he also knew how to read and write, and he had also studied and became a student in the past, but because he offended the second master of the Pan family, the leader of the Cantonese merchant gang, he could not accommodate himself in Haojing, and now he lives outside the city of Guangzhou. She deliberately asked Bizhu to bring the letter from the Lisbon to see if the person could translate it, and if so, then bring the person back immediately.

Because Eighteen Fu and that Xu Xiucai lived very closely, they made an appointment to meet here at noon. It's not early, why hasn't Bizhu come back yet, could it be that someone still dares to detain her?

At this moment, she suddenly heard Bizhu's familiar voice from outside the door: "Childe, it's me." (To be continued.) )